A statistical analysis of wind energy potential at the eastern region of Saudi Arabia
✍ Scribed by Ahmet Z. Şahin; Ahmet Aksakal
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 308 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0363-907X
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✦ Synopsis
The energy potential of wind for the eastern region of Saudi Arabia is investigated based on measurements of a complete year data at a coastal location in eastern Saudi Arabia. A suitable Weibull distribution is generated and a comparison of this model is made with the Rayleigh distribution of wind power densities. Two horizontal-axis type of wind energy conversion systems which operate at "xed rpm are considered for the determination of the extractable wind power, and a model of quadratic power output function is used between the cut-in speed and rated speed. It is shown that small-scale wind energy systems are suitable in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia for power generation and irrigation purposes.